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Can a supplement help you exercise longer?
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Acute L-arginine supplementation reduces the O2 cost of moderate-intensity exercise and enhances high-intensity exercise tolerance.
doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00503.201039%
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Methodology score · 39/100
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A small group of young men took a drink with L-arginine and then exercised. Their bodies used less oxygen to do the same work and they could exercise longer before getting tired.
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Bailey SJ, Winyard PG, Vanhatalo A, Blackwell JR, DiMenna FJ, Wilkerson DP, Jones AM